March 6th 2013 was a special day for everyone involved with GGT as many of our community partners came and joined us on site to help us cut the first sod together with Westmorland Ltd and our builders Buckingham Group. This event marked the beginning of the work at Gloucester Services’

GGT Chief Executive Mark Gale said “This landmark moment is an important point at which to recognise the support Summerfield Charitable Trust, Tudor Trust , Gloucestershire Community Foundation and the Lankellychase charity have given to GGT. This project would not have come to fruition without their support.”

‘We could not have asked for better charitable partners and the same is true of our community partners too who turned out in force on site with their spades to help us break ground’ Mark added. GGT has established community partnerships with Play Gloucestershire, Fair Shares timebanks, GL Communities, the Nelson Trust, All Pulling Together Community Association in Stonehouse and the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust.

“We have already been working together for a long time and now we can move up a gear with the beginning of the project build” he added.

‘A notable feature of Westmorland is its partnership with the Gloucestershire Gateway Trust, which works with disadvantaged local communities. Westmorland have successfully employed over 30 per cent of its workforce from the long-term unemployed, those with learning disabilities and mental illness, substance abuse sufferers and ex-offenders. This business charity partnership is not just a charitable donation; it’s an investment in the local community.’ https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/westmorland-limited-wins-riba-client-of-the-year-award/10012527.article Oct 16

At your service SIR – Andrew M Brown (And Another Thing, March 29) struggles to think of a motorway service station that is comparable with Tebay. He could now enjoy Gloucester Old Spot pork at Gloucester Services.

In 2014, the company which built Tebay opened its second motorway service station on the northbound carriageway of the M5 at Gloucester, in partnership with a local charity, Gloucestershire Gateway Trust. The kitchens and farm shop use produce from 130 local suppliers.

We discovered this by chance en route to an open day at Birmingham University. We hope our son gets his grades so that we might have many more opportunities to stop there. - Lucy Beney Charlton Horethorne, Somerset

‘A notable feature of Westmorland is its partnership with the Gloucestershire Gateway Trust, which works with disadvantaged local communities. Westmorland have successfully employed over 30 per cent of its workforce from the long-term unemployed, those with learning disabilities and mental illness, substance abuse sufferers and ex-offenders. This business charity partnership is not just a charitable donation; it’s an investment in the local community.’ https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/westmorland-limited-wins-riba-client-of-the-year-award/10012527.article Oct 16

At your service SIR – Andrew M Brown (And Another Thing, March 29) struggles to think of a motorway service station that is comparable with Tebay. He could now enjoy Gloucester Old Spot pork at Gloucester Services.

In 2014, the company which built Tebay opened its second motorway service station on the northbound carriageway of the M5 at Gloucester, in partnership with a local charity, Gloucestershire Gateway Trust. The kitchens and farm shop use produce from 130 local suppliers.

We discovered this by chance en route to an open day at Birmingham University. We hope our son gets his grades so that we might have many more opportunities to stop there. - Lucy Beney Charlton Horethorne, Somerset

Work with us

The Gloucestershire Gateway Trust is a registered charity no: 1140440.

We always welcome contact from individuals and organisations who share our ethos and values around sustainability, and who are keen to ‘give back’ to the local communities in which they live and operate. We already work closely with a wide range of community organisations.

To find out more about working with the Gloucestershire Gateway Trust on its charitable activities, contact Mark Gale:
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If you are a local producer or supplier interested in potential commercial opportunities at the new M5 services, please contact
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Donate

Donations are very gratefully received and enable us to continue to provide a range of high quality services to the local community. Please contact Mark Gale:
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. Cheques should be payable to the Gloucestershire Gateway Trust.

We also welcome donations of time, professional skills, office and catering equipment and stationery.

Work with us

The Gloucestershire Gateway Trust is a registered charity no: 1140440.

We always welcome contact from individuals and organisations who share our ethos and values around sustainability, and who are keen to ‘give back’ to the local communities in which they live and operate. We already work closely with a wide range of community organisations.

To find out more about working with the Gloucestershire Gateway Trust on its charitable activities, contact Mark Gale:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

If you are a local producer or supplier interested in potential commercial opportunities at the new M5 services, please contact
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Donate

Donations are very gratefully received and enable us to continue to provide a range of high quality services to the local community. Please contact Mark Gale:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
. Cheques should be payable to the Gloucestershire Gateway Trust.

We also welcome donations of time, professional skills, office and catering equipment and stationery.